Siemens releases Integrate Run MyRobot/EasyConnect interface

With its Sinumerik 828 controllers, Siemens is now offering a simple solution for connecting robots to machine tools. To perform handling tasks, different types of robots designed by different manufacturers can now be connected to machines fitted with Sinumerik 828D controllers using the Sinumerik Integrate Run MyRobot/EasyConnect interface.

The development enables companies to set up automated cells cost-effectively and without major effort – even with different types of CNC controls using the same standard interface. Features for the simple optimisation of work processes on machine tools, mobile condition monitoring and remote maintenance round-off the solution.

Sinumerik Integrate Run MyRobot/EasyConnect is based on a standard defined by the German Machine Tool Builders' Association (VDW) and the German Engineering Association (VDMA) for connecting robots or handling systems to machine tools. To make it as easy as possible to use the interface, Siemens has merely taken over the main elements of the standard.